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CHICAGO -- As if her list of accomplishments wasnt long enough already, Hope Solo has a chance to add another one on Saturday.If Solo posts a shutout when the U.S. women meet South Africa at Soldier Field, she will have an even 100. And dont think she sees it as just another number.Im excited, she said Friday. Its something Im really proud of. But its more about the journey. Its not just one game, whether its against South Africa and Costa Rica. Whenever it happens, its been a long road and a long journey so its something Im very proud of.Solo has soared to heights no other U.S. goalkeeper has reached with more victories than any other, not to mention a World Cup championship and two Olympic gold medals. She made a memorable late save against Japan, stopping a powerful shot from Mana Iwabuchi, to preserve a 2-1 victory in the final of the London Games.With the U.S. gearing up for another Olympic run, Solo will try to create another memory. She has a chance to do it in Chicago, where the NFLs Bears built their foundation on shutting down opponents.It would be quite an accomplishment for a goalkeeper who has been piling up shutouts for 16 years. Solos first came in an 8-0 win over Iceland in Davidson, North Carolina, in April 2000, and the list has been growing since.It includes 28 countries -- 10 each against Canada and Mexico. Ten have come in the World Cup and six in the Olympics.She has 46 on U.S. soil, 53 abroad. And when Solo posts a clean sheet, the U.S. is 90-0-9 with a 275-0 scoring edge.Its remarkable, coach Jill Ellis said. We had a history of having tremendous goalkeepers in our program over the years. But that consistency. I know Hope would fully also credit the people playing, but shes extraordinary. I was thinking about the Olympics the other day, and her performance in the final in London was just remarkable. ... She continues to have big moments where shes a game-changer for us so to reach that number, its quite extraordinary.Solos pursuit of her 100th shutout isnt the only story surrounding the team. FIFA World Player of the Year Carli Lloyd and midfielder Megan Rapinoe are trying to work their way back from knee injuries.Ellis said Lloyd will be available to play Saturday. But a recent quad pull might keep out Rapinoe, whos working her way back from a torn right ACL.Lloyd sprained her right knee while playing for the Houston Dash against the Orlando Pride in a National Womens Soccer League match in late April. The Grade 1 MCL sprain was expected to take three to six weeks to heal. But with the Olympics approaching, she is not rushing her return.The injury has given her a bit of a breather after a dizzying period. Lloyd came to prominence when she scored a hat trick in the first 16 minutes of last summers World Cup victory over Japan.After that, she played in the teams victory tour. She got showered with sponsorship deals and requests for appearances. She received her sports highest honor.She has been taking full contact in practice. And Ellis hopes a more rested Lloyd will be a better Lloyd.What I hope it will add is there will be a freshness about her, Ellis said. The other players have obviously been playing in the league. Its not just the games, its the travel. For Carli, I think what she may have lost in terms of just the past few weeks, I think she will gain in terms of having legs and energy.As for Rapinoe, the quad issue was a recent development. She also has some tightness in her calf.Sometimes when you come back from an injury, its not specifically the injury itself, Ellis said. At times, its just the general body getting back into it. Fabian Benko Bayern Munich Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Arturo Vidal Jersey .C. at the helm of the top team in the Eastern Conference. 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Charlie Adam scored both of Stokes goals at Britannia Stadium either side of Robin van Persies equalizer, with a miserable day for seventh-place United capped by first-half injuries to centre halves Jonny Evans and Phil Jones that forced them off. A look at whats happening today at the baseball winter meetings in Oxon Hill, Maryland:---CLOSE ITThe World Series champion Cubs are hoping to finish off a deal for closer Wade Davis in a trade that would send outfielder Jorge Soler to Kansas City. Davis has been dominant for the last three years and would inherit the role left open when Aroldis Chapman became a free agent.Davis has especially excelled in postseason play, and helped the Royals win the 2015 crown. In those 27 1/3 innings as a reliever, he has a 0.33 ERA -- one earned run in 27 1/3 innings, with 39 strikeouts.He spent time on the disabled with a forearm injury last season and was limited to 43 1/3 innings, but returned to pitch in September.NATS TARGETING MCCUTCHENLooking to make a splash, the hometown Washington Nationals struck out on trying to acquire ace Chris Sale when the Chicago White Sox instead sent him to the Boston Red Sox. Given the price of the return, its not shocking that Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo couldnt match because Trea Turner wasnt going anywhere.Now the Nationals can turn their focus to outfielder and 2013 NL NVP Andrew McCutchen. Rizzo acknowledged he has been in talks with Pittsburgh Pirates GM Neal Huntington, but the cost could be one or both of Washingtons top prospects: Victor Robles and Lucas Giolito.One things for sure: Rizzo hasnt shied away from a big, win-now trade before.WHITE SOX STILL FOR SALETrading Sale to the Red Sox for a hefty haul of prospects might be just the start of a White Sox fire sale. Center fielder Adam Eaton, starter Jose Quintana and closer David Robertson could all get dealt in the coming days, weeks or months as Chicago goes into full rebuilding mode.You try not to get too far ahead of yourself because obviously weve just done one major deal and try not to look three, four down the line about what its going to look like because were not going to force this thing, GM Rick Hahn said.ddddddddddddGetting third baseman Yoan Moncada, considered the top prospect in baseball, along with pitchers Michael Kopech and Victor Diaz, and outfielder Luis Basabe for Sale was a nice start.HEAR THISLongtime Chicago baseball announcers Ken Harrelson and Pat Hughes are among the eight finalists for the Ford C. Frick Award thats being presented on the last full day of the meetings.The tribute is for broadcasting excellence, and the other candidates are Gary Cohen, Jacques Doucet, Bill King, Mike Krukow, Ned Martin and Dewayne Staats. The winner will be honored at the Hall of Fame this summer.NOT WORTH SAVING?Mark Melancon already cashed in on a $62 million, four-year deal with the San Francisco Giants, and fellow closers Kenley Jansen and Aroldis Chapman will undoubtedly get paid. But in this age of evolving bullpens, Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch doesnt think much of the save stat.The way we compensate saves, its very hard for anybody not to be attracted to that, Hinch said Tuesday. If we played in a nonemotional, noncompensated neutral environment, I think we would flush that stat saves down the toilet. But we dont. There is always going to be a constant pull and tug between players, compensation, manager, analytics, whats the smart thing to do?But by far the smartest thing to do is win the game. That makes people like me happy. ' ' '